Detroit Moves Forward, Thanks to Mediation

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About 15 months after becoming the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, Detroit is on track to begin rebuilding and growing stronger. On November 7, a federal judge approved a plan aimed at ridding the city of its $7 billion in debt and investing about $1.7 billion in city services, the New York Times reports. As compared to recent bankruptcies of smaller cities, the decision was reached relatively quickly. The towns of Vallejo and Stockton, California, for example, spent about three years and 27 months, respectively, in bankruptcy.

TED: Rainer Strack: The surprising workforce crisis of 2030 -- and how to start solving it now - Rainer Strack (2014)

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It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled -- and quite charming -- talk, human resources expert Rainer Strack suggests that countries ought to look across borders for mobile and willing job seekers. But to do that, they need to start by changing the culture in their businesses.

TED: Ben Saunders: To the South Pole and back — the hardest 105 days of my life - Ben Saunders (2014)

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This year, explorer Ben Saunders attempted his most ambitious trek yet. He set out to complete Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s failed 1912 polar expedition — a four-month, 1,800-mile round trip journey from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back. In the first talk given after his adventure, just five weeks after his return, Saunders offers a raw, honest look at this “hubris”-tinged mission that brought him to the most difficult decision of his life.

Dealing with Difficult People? Get Your Foot in the Door

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In negotiation, we sometimes face the dreaded task of asking difficult people, intimidating opponents, and otherwise daunting counterparts for a big favor. How can we close the deal when we can barely summon up the courage to talk to the person in the first place? In his book Influence: Science and Practice (Pearson, 2009), persuasion expert Robert Cialdini presents numerous techniques that can help us get what we want, even when the request seems outrageous or our target appears resistant.

Kaminario Scores $53M To Take On Flash Storage Market

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 Kaminario, a company based in Newton, MA, landed a whopping $53M in funding today as it continues its battle in the growing flash storage array market. The latest influx brings the total raised to-date to an impressive $128M, making the storage startup, the best funded company you probably never heard of.
First the particulars: The round includes current investors Sequoia Capital, Pitango… Read More

Social Business Is Rooted In Conversation, Not Platforms

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We have given our lives to social media, no doubt there. In fact, for many social media is omnipresent. No matter what we do – eat at our favorite restaurant, take the kids skating, watch a movie, go grocery shopping, or hop next door to the coffee shop – we are routinely sharing our experiences, [...]
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Perma-Cookies Bite Back

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Cookies, while delicious to eat, are not quite always as scrumptious when found online. One type of cookie comes to mind that neither you nor your device will want to consume – I’m talking about ‘perma-cookies.’ Perma-cookies, also known as super-cookies, are used to help marketers create more targeted ads based on a user’s browsing […]The post Perma-Cookies Bite Back appeared first on McAfee.

BYOD is saving serious money for IT

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Benefits for the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon have been largely anecdotal, but Gartner is starting to find real, measurable dollar savings for companies that have embraced it.Gartner analysts discussed the economics of BYOD at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Barcelona, Spain, last month.

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